Bands to check out, from a slashdot post:

"Check out the records coming out from labels like Thrilljockey [thrilljockey.com] (Tortoise, Mouse on Mars, The Sea and Cake), Strange Attractors [htp] (Yume Bitsu, SubArachnoid Space, Kinksi, Landing, Surface of Eceyon), Constellation Records [cstrecords.com] (Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Do Make Say Think) and Elephant 6 [elephant6.com] and Cloud Recordings [cloudrecordings.com] (Olivia Tremor Control, Circulatory System, Of Montreal, Neutral Milk Hotel) -- they've been doing something different with the music in the last few years."